EP2069943A2 - Method and system to navigate viewable content - Google Patents
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- This application relates to a method and system to navigate viewable content in the context of television entertainment.
- Figure 1 illustrates an environment within which an example system to navigate viewable content may be implemented, in accordance with an example embodiment
- Figure 2 is a block diagram illustrating a system, in accordance with an example embodiment, to navigate viewable content
- Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method, to navigate viewable content
- Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating a method, in accordance with an example embodiment, that includes additional operations that may be performed in one example implementation of a method to navigate viewable content;
- Figure 5 illustrates a broadcast margin menu, in accordance with an example embodiment
- Figure 6 illustrates a broadcast grid, in accordance with an example embodiment
- Figure 7 illustrates a recommendation grid, in accordance with an example embodiment
- Figure 8 is a flow chart illustrating a method, in accordance with an example embodiment, to provide recommendations with respect to the content items available for viewing;
- Figure 9 illustrates a library grid, in accordance with an example embodiment
- Figure 10 illustrates a media card, in accordance with an example embodiment
- Figure 11 illustrates a diagrammatic representation of a machine in the example form of a computer system within which a set of instructions, for causing the machine to perform any one or more of the methodologies discussed herein, may be executed.
- DETAILED DESCRIPTION A method and system to navigate content available for viewing and to manage a viewer's choice is described.
- numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of an embodiment of the present invention. It will be evident, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details.
- the delivery mechanism for the content for viewing may be via a satellite, cable, Internet, local storage, a local network, mobile telephony, or any other content distribution network.
- the viewing device need not be a television set but may be any display unit of any device (including portable devices).
- a system to navigate viewable content and to manage a viewer's may include a supermodal zoomable viewer interface (ZUI) (e.g., the interface may be selectively enlarged by zooming in, either literally or figuratively, by enabling specific selections) that may be utilized to assist viewers in navigating the wealth of potentially available viewable content in an efficient and enjoyable manner.
- ZUI supermodal zoomable viewer interface
- An example interface may be configured to analyze a viewer's behavior over time and to provide a personalized experience in a world of nearly infinite content.
- the interface may be configured to utilize existing control keys on a remote control device, such as the directional keys and the select button, in order to access various aspects of the interface and the associated functionality.
- This functionality may include, e.g., a viewer interface to navigate to the programming of choice, to view recommendations based on the currently viewed content and/or the viewer's profile, " as well as to permit viewers to search for specific content items.
- An example interface may contribute to enhancing viewer experience by providing a smooth transition between watching television and navigating for content and between different navigation techniques.
- a feature or a combination of features to permit a viewer to access multiple modes in order to discover and navigate content and to link those modes to create a unified experience may be referred to as supermodality.
- the term viewer may be understood broadly as any viewer of the system to navigate television content.
- a method and system to navigate viewable content may be utilized in the following example scenario.
- the viewer is permitted to explore the variety of available viewable content by the simple use of the five standard remote control keys — the four directional keys (e.g., the arrow buttons) and the select key.
- the requests submitted in this manner may activate functionality to provide shortcuts to a variety of content navigation functions (e.g., to automatically engage a particular way of navigating), and thus may be referred to as "surfcuts," as navigating through content is sometimes referred to as "surfing.”
- a margin menu in one example embodiment, is displayed in the margins of a viewing area (e.g., in the margins, or along the edges of video content, or at the periphery of a TV screen or any other viewing device) and may be associated with specific navigation-related functionality.
- one margin menu may be dedicated to navigating broadcast channels, another - to navigating video-on-demand (VOD) or previously stored content.
- each item in the margin menu represents a content item that can be viewed.
- An interface based on margin menus may contribute to enhancing viewer experience by providing a smooth transition between watching television and navigating for content and between different navigation techniques.
- a margin menu may be intuitively associated with a particular directional key such that a margin menu to be displayed in the upper portion of a display screen may be activated by an "Up" directional key, a margin menu to be displayed in the left portion of a display screen may be activated by a "Left” directional key, and so on.
- an interface for navigating viewable content may include a feature that permits a viewer to continue viewing the current content while, at the same time, previewing different content (e.g., the content selected via a margin menu choice).
- the main content may be resized in order to create space for the margin menu.
- An example margin menu may be displayed such that it does not obscure the content that a viewer is currently watching, while permitting a viewer to start navigating towards different viewable content.
- the content may be partially or fully obscured, depending on the screen size.
- a separate margin menu may be associated with each directional key on a viewer's remote control device. The margin menu may extend around the entire periphery of the viewing area or only a portion thereof.
- the directional keys that are provided with a remote control device may be utilized to navigate margin menus, with or without employing a specialized control key to permit content navigation and selection. For example, once a margin menu has been engaged, a viewer may use directional keys on a remote control device to move between different content items (e.g., by pressing the "Up” and “Down” directional keys if the margin menu is displayed along the left or the right edge of the screen).
- the "Select" key on a remote control device in one example embodiment, may be used to cause the currently viewed content to be replaced by the selected content.
- a margin menu associated with a particular directional key may be displayed in such a way that it reinforces a viewer's key- menu association.
- a margin menu associated with an "Up” directional key may be displayed, near the top edge of the viewing area
- a "Down” directional key may be displayed near the bottom edge of the viewing area
- a "Left” directional key may be displayed near the left edge of the viewing area
- a "Right" directional key may be displayed near the right edge of the viewing area.
- controllers designed for games, that may have more than four directional keys. Using points of a compass, such controllers may have directional keys labels as "N”, “NE”, “E”, “SE”, “S”, “SW”, “W”, and
- NW directional keys
- an example navigation system may be configured to present an expanded navigation interface (e.g., a navigation grid) associated with some or all of the margin menu to provide a more advanced discovery mode.
- a respective expanded interface for a margin menu may be requested by pressing the same directional key a second time when the margin menu is shown.
- a viewer may press the directional key opposite from the key that engaged the margin menu. For example, a viewer may bring up a left margin menu by pressing the left directional key and then exit from viewing the left margin menu by pressing the right directional key.
- a viewer may also exit by pressing some other key as well, such as "Back", "Exit,” or any other key.
- the specific interface used to navigate a margin menu may vary from one viewing device to another.
- directional keys of a keyboard may be used.
- numerical keys may be used, and so on.
- a margin menu may be navigated using the direction keys at 90 degrees to the directions keys used to invoke and exit it. For example, a viewer may bring up the left margin menu by pressing the "Left” directional key and then navigate between the choices within the margin menu using the "Up” and “Down” directional keys.
- Each item in the margin menu may have associated "Preview” and "Select” options.
- the "Preview” option may permit a viewer to visually access the content that is different from the currently viewed content, while continuing to display the currently viewed content.
- the "Preview” options is activated by navigating to the content item in the margin menu. When a content item is selected from a margin menu, e.g., by activating the "Select" key on a remote control, the selected content item replaces the currently viewed content.
- a system to navigate multimedia content may be implemented to include modules to offer content recommendations, to process explicit search requests, to present broadcast programs, video on demand content, Internet content, as well as previously stored content, in a manner suitable for navigating.
- An example system to navigate viewable content in the context of television entertainment may be described with reference to Figure 1.
- Figure 1 illustrates an environment 100 within which an example system to navigate viewable content may be implemented.
- the environment 100 includes a system to navigate viewable content 102 in communication with an entertainment display device 104 and a control device 106.
- the entertainment display device 104 is a television set
- the control device 106 is a remote control device that may be used for switching between television channels, for example.
- the system to navigate viewable content 102 is shown as having access to broadcast programs 108, video on demand programs 110, as well as to local content 112 and Internet content 114.
- An example system to navigate viewable content in the context of television entertainment may be described with reference to Figure 2.
- FIG. 2 illustrates an example system 200 to navigate viewable content.
- the system 200 includes a communications module 202, a presentation module 204, and a margin menu module 208.
- the communications module 202 may be configured to receive requests from a viewer, e.g., content search, content selection, and content navigation requests. As mentioned above, the requests may be received from a television remote control device.
- the presentation module 204 may be configured to display the content item, selected by a viewer, in a format suitable for viewing. For example, the presentation module 204 may cooperate with the margin menu module 208 to present different margin menus in response to viewer's requests associated with directional keys on a remote control device.
- the margin menu module 208 may include a plurality of modules, each of which being associated with its respective margin menu. Example margin menus are described further below.
- the presentation module 204 may also be configured to present to a viewer a media card associated with a particular content item, utilizing a media card module 222.
- a media card in one example embodiment, is an interactive presentation interface to provide additional information regarding the content item, including a list of keywords, stored as metadata associated with the content item.
- the margin menu module 208 may be configured to activate a margin menu associated with the determined navigation mode. The activating of a margin menu indicates to the viewer that a certain navigation mode has been activated.
- a margin menu may be presented by the margin menu module 208 along one of the margins of a display screen, while permitting viewing of the main content.
- the margin menu module 208 in one example embodiment, cooperates with a navigation mode detector 206.
- the navigation mode detector 206 may be configured to determine a navigation mode associated with a directional key associated with a request received by the communications module 202. The navigation mode detector 206 may then communicate the navigation mode information to the margin menu module 208 so that the margin menu module 208 displays the appropriate margin menu.
- An example system 200 to navigate viewable content may be configured to support a variety of navigation modes and associated margin menus.
- Some example margin menus include a broadcast menu, a library menu, a search, menu, and a recommendation menu. Some of the example menus are discussed in greater detail further below.
- the system 200 to navigate viewable content includes a search module 210 configured to locate the requested content item based on a search term associated with the search request and an anticipation engine 212 to drive recommendations suggested to a viewer.
- the search module 210 in one example embodiment, is configured to cooperate with a text entry module permits a viewer to enter search terms in a text format and a search term detector to determine a search term associated with a viewer's request.
- a text entry module may cooperate with a dictionary module to generate suggested search terms and to present a reduced set of letter selections based on an incomplete text entry by the viewer.
- a disambiguation module may be provided with the search module 210 to generate a more precise search term based on the search term provided with the viewer's request. The viewer may then be provided with an option to select the generated more precise search term to be used for searching.
- the example system 200 may also include a search refinement module to permit filtering of the content items located by the search module 210.
- the content available for viewing on an entertainment display device may include television programming, locally stored content, video on demand, content available on a local network, as well as content accessible via the Internet.
- the system 200 includes a broadcast interface module 214 to access television programming, a library interface module 216 to access locally stored content, a video on demand module 218 to access video on demand, and an Internet interface module 220 to access Internet content. It will be noted that some or all of the modules of the system 200 may be considered to be a system to navigate viewable content.
- An expanded interface module 224 may be configured to detect a request for an expanded navigation interface associated with the currently active margin menu and to activate the associated expanded interface. Example operations performed by the system 200 may be described with reference to Figure 3.
- Figure 3 illustrates is an example method 300 to navigate viewable content.
- the method 300 may be performed by processing logic that may comprise hardware (e.g., dedicated logic, programmable logic, microcode, etc.), software (such as run on a general purpose computer system or a dedicated machine), or a combination of both.
- the processing logic may reside in any of the modules shown in Figure 2.
- the method 300 commences with operation 302, where the presentation module 204 presents main content on a display screen.
- the communications module 202 of the system 200 receives a request associated with a directional key on a remote control device.
- the display device is a television screen
- the remote control device is a television remote control device.
- the navigation mode detector 206 processes the request to determine a navigation mode associated with the first request, at operation 306.
- the margin menu module 208 activates a margin menu associated with the determined navigation mode and the presentation module 204 displays the margin menu along one of the margins of the viewer's display screen.
- the margin menu may be displayed such that the main content is not obstructed from view.
- an example system to search viewable content may be configured to permit a viewer to invoke functionality utilizing directional keys that are intuitively associated with the direction designated by a directional key. For example, if a particular directional key is used to activate a particular navigation mode, a directional key associated with the opposite direction is used to deactivate the navigation mode. On the other hand, engaging the same directional key again, causes the activation of an expanded version of that navigation mode (e.g., the activation of a grid associated with that navigation mode). Example operations illustrating these features may be discussed with reference to Figure 4.
- Figure 4 illustrates a method 400 that includes additional operations that may be performed in one example implementation of a method to navigate viewable content.
- the example method 400 may be performed by processing logic that may comprise hardware (e.g., dedicated logic, programmable logic, microcode, etc.), software (such as run on a general purpose computer system or a dedicated machine), or a combination of both. It will be noted, that, in an example embodiment, the processing logic may reside in any of the modules shown in Figure 2.
- the method 400 commences with operation 402, where the communications module 202 of the system 200 receives a request associated with a directional key on a control device.
- the navigation mode detector determines whether a navigation mode has already been activated.
- the navigation mode detector 206 identifies the navigation mode associated with the directional key and the identified navigation mode is activated at operation 406. If it is determined that a navigation mode has already been activated, the navigation mode detector 206 identifies the active navigation mode at operation 408. The directional key associated with the active navigation mode is determined at operation 410. If it is determined, at operation 412, that the directional key associated with the request received at operation 402 is the opposite of the directional key associated with the active navigation mode, the active navigation mode is deactivated at operation 414.
- the presentation module 204 displays, at operation 418, an associated grid to permit the viewer access to expanded functionality associated with the active navigation mode. If it is determined, at operation 412, that the directional key associated with the request received at operation 402 is not the same as the directional key associated with the active navigation mode, an appropriate associated action is determined at operation 420, and the action is performed at operation 422.
- a margin menu is a broadcast margin menu.
- the broadcast margin menu in one example embodiment, may be activated by the "Down" directional key on a remote control device and may be displayed at the bottom of the viewer's screen.
- the broadcast margin menu may permit a viewer to see what TV programs are available on other channels.
- Each item in the on broadcast margin menu may have associated with "Preview” and "Select” (or "OK") options.
- the "Preview” option may permit a viewer to visually access a desired broadcast channel, while continuing to display the currently viewed content. In one example embodiment, a viewer may be permitted to see other channels without obscuring the currently viewed content.
- the "Select” option in one example embodiment, causes the currently viewed content to be replaced by the selected broadcast channel.
- FIG. 5 An example broadcast margin menu is illustrated in Figure 5. As shown in Figure 5, a main content item 502 is presented to occupy the larger portion of a display area 500. Content items 504-512 that represent other broadcast content item available for viewing are presented in the form of a margin menu - the broadcast margin menu - displayed along the right margin of the display area 500.
- the content item 508 is displayed as highlighted or accentuated to indicate that the content item has focus.
- the content item has focus is used to set the context of the navigation grid when the viewer requests to activate an associated expanded interface.
- the content item when a content item in the menu is selected, the content item may be presented as streaming video, while the rest of the menu items may be presented as still images.
- a content item presentation may be highlighted or accentuated, in order to draw the viewer's attention as a recommended item.
- the highlighting may be accomplished in a variety of ways. For example, the program title may be displayed in a color different from or brighter than the title color of the other menu items.
- a viewer may be permitted to select and view a program from the broadcast margin menu, or, alternatively, the viewer may be permitted to access a so-called broadcast grid associated with the broadcast margin menu.
- Figure 6 illustrates a broadcast grid 600, in accordance with an example embodiment.
- the broadcast grid is a traditional linear TV grid, which may include some features of a conventional TV grid.
- a TV grid may be displayed such that the channels information runs across the top of the viewer's screen (e.g., areas 604, 606, and 608) while the time, in area 602, runs down the side of the viewer's screen.
- thumbnail images from the broadcast menu e.g., images that may be presented in areas 604 and 606, are kept at the top of the screen so the viewer can easily see what is currently playing on a channel as they page through the guide.
- the titles of recommended broadcast programs presented within the body of the grid may be visually emphasized, e.g., with a subtle colored highlight, or different font sizes.
- the anticipation engine 212 may be configured to determine which broadcast programs should be recommended in this manner, based on the viewer's personal profile and viewing habits or other recommendation method. It will be appreciated that an expanded interface may be provided on any display device.
- the broadcast grid may be accessed by the viewer by pressing the same button that was used to access the broadcast margin menu while the broadcast margin menu is visible.
- a viewer may be permitted to not only navigate by content, but also by the channel names or brands. So as with any other content item, a viewer may bring up a to view information associated with a particular channel, to search based on that channel, to make recommendations based on the channel brand, or to save content associated with the channel.
- each content item associated with a particular channel in the broadcast margin menu may be displayed utilizing a still image or streaming video.
- the channels in the broadcast margin menu or in a broadcast grid are represented as streaming videos, a viewer may be permitted to actually sample the channels' content directly through these individual screens.
- the text associated with different TV programs may be presented as having different color, brightness, or different font size, or any combination of the above, to indicate a recommendation generated by the anticipation engine 212.
- the viewer may be capable of quickly identifying a TV program that is of most interest to her.
- another margin menu is a search margin menu.
- the search menu that may be presented near the right margin of the viewer's screen, displays content items from a previously executed search.
- the search margin menu may be activated by the "Right" directional key on a remote control device.
- a viewer may utilize the search menu to access a content item found in the last search performed.
- Each item in the search margin menu may have associated "Preview” and "Select” (or "OK") options.
- the "Preview” option may permit a viewer to visually access a desired content item, while continuing to display the currently viewed content.
- a viewer may be permitted to see other content items from a search without obscuring the currently viewed content.
- the "Select” option causes the currently viewed content to be replaced by the selected content item.
- a viewer can also initiate a new search by typing or selecting a search term.
- the search module 210 may locate one or more relevant content items based on the determined search term.
- the presentation module 204 may then present to the viewer the located content item.
- the located content item is presented to the viewer as a so-called source content item. Designating a content item to be the source item indicates to the associated content navigation system that metadata associated with the content item may be utilized to locate further search results or recommendations.
- a viewer in response to requesting a search, a viewer is presented with one or more terms reflecting more precise meanings of the search term determined from the search request.
- a process to determine a more precise meaning of the search term may be referred to as disambiguation. For example, if the search term is "Disney,” the search may produce a large number of results. The viewer may be permitted to look at these individual content items within the search results or use mechanisms to refine the search by choosing a disambiguated meaning of the search term, such as "Walt Disney" or "Disney World", with each results set reduced automatically as the different meanings are selected.
- Another example mechanism to refine or filter the search results is to present the viewer with an option to select a particular keyword, tag, category, or a type of content. For example, the list of content items produced by the search based on "Disney” may be filtered further based on the type of content associated with "animals" or only content that are TV series.
- the search results can be filtered multiple times, reducing the search result set with each filter by selecting different terms.
- a reduced set of search results can be expanded by removing selected filters.
- the filters can be removed in any order no necessarily the order in which they were selected.
- One example interface is single screen faceted browsing, where a list of filter terms is presented in multiple lists in the same interface as the search result list.
- One list of terms may be content categories and another list of terms may be content specific keywords/tags.
- moving between the terms and selecting terms from the lists allows the search results to be filtered/pivoted.
- the viewer may navigate between the search results list and search term lists using the "Left" and “Right” directional keys and navigate up and down the lists using the "Up” and “Down” directional keys.
- the search results list may contain images, text, or video to identify the associated content in the search result set.
- search results list is a "lightbox" model, where a search result is just the title of a content item except for the search item that has focus, which would be expanded in size to contain a thumbnail video or a still image or expanded text.
- the pool of content utilized to generate a list of search results includes broadcast content, on-demand content, recorded content, Internet content, content stored on a local network, as well as any other type of content that may be viewable on a television set, or any other display device.
- the system to navigate viewable content may be configured to provide other margin menus in addition to the broadcast margin menu and the search margin menu.
- Other margin menus may include a library margin menu, and a recommendation margin menu.
- the system may be configured to present a navigation grid associated with some or all of the margin menus to provide a more advanced discovery mode.
- the library margin menu permits a viewer to access content, both for locally sourced content (e.g., PVR), and remotely sourced content (e.g., video on demand, content via Internet-based distribution, content on a local network etc.).
- the library margin menu in one example embodiment, may be activated by the "Left" directional key on a remote control device and may be displayed near the left margin of the viewer's screen.
- margin menus in general, once the library margin menu has been engaged, a viewer may use directional keys on a remote control device to move between different content items (e.g., by pressing the "Up" and "Down” directional keys).
- the "Select" key activated on a remote control device, in one example embodiment, causes the currently viewed content to be replaced by the selected content.
- the library margin menu in one example embodiment may be associated with a library grid, which is described further below.
- the content items that may be accessed utilizing the library menu and the library grid are the content items that has been designated by a viewer as being of interest to the viewer (e.g., recorded, bookmarked, etc.).
- the "Up" directional key on a remote control device may be utilized to engage a recommendations margin menu.
- the recommendations margin menu may be associated with an engine that may be configured to intelligently anticipate a viewer's choice of particular content.
- an engine may be termed an anticipation engine, which may be provided with the system 200 to navigate viewable content, illustrated in Figure 2.
- the recommendations generated by the anticipation engine 212 may be based, for example, on the specific content that the viewer is currently watching, a profile of the viewer including viewing habits, environmental context, general popularity, collaborative filtering or any combination of the preceding factors.
- a margin menu with several recommended content items may appear near the top margin of the viewer's screen in response to the control key. The viewer may then select any of the recommended content items, either for preview or for committed viewing.
- the viewer may choose to solicit further recommendations by engaging a so-called full committed interface (or entering a committed recommendations mode). While in the example committed recommendations mode, a viewer may request recommendations from the anticipation engine 212 based not on the originally viewed content but rather based on the selected recommended content item. In response, the anticipation engine 212 may provide further recommendations to be displayed by the navigation interface.
- the recommendations mode that permits viewers to view recommendations and solicit more targeted recommendations may be accessed from any other margin menu, navigation grid, media card, or any other component of the viewer interface.
- a viewer may be presented simultaneously with recommendations based on the originally viewed content and with recommendations based on the selected recommended content item, as well as on the profile of the viewer.
- the content item that is selected to be the basis for a group of recommended content items may be called a source item.
- a source item e.g., a source video
- a viewer may be permitted to navigate with the "Left" and "Right" directional keys to either of those content items.
- the item may be then brought into focus and displayed in the center of the viewer's screen, as the new source content item, surrounded by two other recommendations.
- a viewer may navigate with the "Up” directional keys to retain the current source content and replace the two recommended content items with two new recommendations based on the same source item.
- a viewer may navigate with the "Down” directional keys to return to a previous source item.
- the recommendations may be displayed as still images, while the source item may be displayed as a streaming video.
- Data about the recommendations and the source item may be displayed with images, video, or text, for example, title. For a recommendation item, this data may also include the tag/keyword or visual representation of the tag/keyword, common to the recommendation item and source item that had the most influence on the recommendation being made.
- FIG. 7 An example alternative implementation of a committed recommendation mode is so-called fractal navigation, where a directional key may be used to designate a recommended content item as a new source content item, while maintaining the previous choices visually available.
- the resulting hierarchy of recommendations illustrated in Figure 7, may have an appearance of a fractal, thus the term "fractal navigation.”
- the initial source item 702 is presented with four recommended items 704.
- Each recommended item 704 may, in turn serve as source content items and be presented with one or more refined recommendation items 706.
- Each new set of recommendations may be based on the respective source content item and the viewer's personal profile. For example, if the new source content item (e.g., a movie) is identified by the system as more scary than the old source content item, the resulting recommendations may include movies that are more scary than the new source item.
- the new source content item e.g., a movie
- the new recommendation in the same direction may have the same link, creating an association between the direction and the tag/keyword while the same direction is followed.
- the recommended content items may be selected from a variety of sources, such as broadcast television, the content on the viewer's PVR, the content available over the Internet, content available from a local network(s), as well as from any interactive, dynamic or Internet Protocol (EP) based content.
- sources such as broadcast television, the content on the viewer's PVR, the content available over the Internet, content available from a local network(s), as well as from any interactive, dynamic or Internet Protocol (EP) based content.
- EP Internet Protocol
- the anticipation engine 212 may utilize a variety of criteria in order to generate recommendations for a particular viewer.
- An example criteria may include the viewer's consumption statistics or viewing behavior, e.g., what a viewer has actually watched in the past.
- Another criterion that maybe used by the anticipation engine 212 is a viewer's environment, e.g., the current time of day, the viewer's geographic location, or the type of the viewer's display device (e.g., a TV set which may be a standard definition TV set or a high definition TV set).
- the 212 may utilize data that may be indicative of the viewer's mood.
- the anticipation engine 212 may be configured to utilize a viewer's environment and mood indicators, in addition to utilizing the viewer's consumption patterns, in order to generate recommendations. It will be noted that, in one example embodiment, the anticipation engine 212 may utilize a variety of recommendation techniques. For example, the content presented to a viewer as related to the source content item may be shared from a social network and use collaborative filtering.
- a viewer may be presented with reasoning behind recommendation, e.g., the name of the actor, a category, a particular keyword, etc.
- the recommendations may be based, for example, on one or more characteristics of the source content item, on the viewer's personal profile, or on a combination of both.
- Example operations performed by the system 200 while the recommendation mode is active, may be described with reference to Figure 8.
- FIG 8 illustrates is an example method 800 to provide recommendations.
- the method 800 may be performed by processing logic that may comprise hardware (e.g., dedicated logic, programmable logic, microcode, etc.), software (such as run on a general purpose computer system or a dedicated machine), or a combination of both. It will be noted, that, in an example embodiment, the processing logic may reside in any of the modules shown in Figure 2.
- the method 800 commences with operation 802, where the communications module 202 of the system 200 receives a request to activate the recommendation mode.
- the recommendation mode may be activated by a viewer is a variety of ways. For example, as mentioned above, a viewer may activate the recommendation menu.
- the recommendation mode may also be activated by selecting a "Recommend" control presented on a media card.
- the anticipation module 230 determines the source content item and then determines one or more recommended content items, at operation 806 based, e.g., on metadata associated with the source content item and the viewer's profile.
- the suggested content items are displayed at operation 808.
- the method 800 proceeds further to permit a viewer to explore further recommendation, unless it is determined, at operation 810, that the viewer requested to exit the recommendation code, in which case the system 200 processes the exit request, at operation 812.
- the method proceeds to operation 804 to display the selected content item as a new source item and continue with determining further suggested content.
- the library margin menu discussed above may be associated with a library grid.
- the library grid may be utilized to present to a viewer with even more items from the locally and remotely sourced content available for viewing.
- the items in the library grid may be presented to a viewer as thumbnail images or video.
- the library grid may be navigated utilizing the directional keys on a remote control device, and each content item in the library grid may be associated with a media card.
- An example library grid illustrated in Figure 9, includes a display area divided into a plurality of sections, where each section (e.g., each column 902) includes library content items associated with different categories 904.
- a viewer may be invited to use default categories (e.g., "Movies,” “TV Programs,” “Sports,” “Photos,” etc.) or create custom categories.
- Custom categories may be generated by a viewer or based upon the type and/or metadata of the aggregate content. For example, a custom category may be associated with an actor, a genre, a broadcast channel, the source of the content etc.
- the interface for navigating viewable content may be linked to one or more social networks.
- the categorization may then be driven by a social network (e.g., a viewer-selected group of reference people), where the content may be tagged by a person or by a mechanism associated with a particular social network.
- a social network e.g., a viewer-selected group of reference people
- the content may be tagged by a person or by a mechanism associated with a particular social network.
- a so-called scenographic margin menu may be configured to permit a viewer to access different scenes within the content that is being presented to the viewer or to access related interactive content.
- the scenographic margin menu in one example embodiment, may provide access to different portions of a particular program, similar to the scene selection feature available on digital video discs (DVDs).
- Each item in the on scenographic margin menu may have associated "Preview” and "Select” (or "OK") options.
- the "Preview” option may permit a viewer to visually access a desired scene in the content, while continuing to display the currently viewed content. In one example embodiment, a viewer may be permitted to see other scenes in the program without obscuring the currently viewed portion of the content.
- the "Select” option in one example embodiment, causes the currently viewed scene to be replaced by the selected scene.
- the scenographic margin menu in one example embodiment, may be associated with a scenographic grid that provides the viewer with an expanded view of the scenes within the content. For example, where a program is a football match, the associated scenographic grid may permit the viewer to access the highlights of that football match. Within the scenographic grid, the viewer may move quickly to critical parts of the game, or replay a goal.
- the items in the scenographic grid may be presented to a viewer as thumbnail images.
- the scenographic grid may be navigated utilizing the directional keys on a remote control device, and each content item in the scenographic grid may be associated with a media card providing additional information associated with any element of the scene.
- each content item associated with a particular scene in the scenographic margin menu (or in the scenographic grid) may be displayed utilizing text, a still image, or streaming video.
- a media card represented as a display area dedicated to additional information associated with a particular content item.
- a viewer may bring up a media card associated with the currently viewed content.
- a viewer may also be permitted to bring up a media card associated with a preview item.
- a media card in one example embodiment, may have various actions associated with it. For example, a media card may include a "Save” action, to permit a viewer to save the associated content item for later viewing, and a "Recommend” action, to permit a viewer to drive a recommendations grid based on the piece of content associated with the media card.
- the "Save” action causes the system to bookmark the content item. If the content item associated with the media card is a current content item, the "Save” action causes the system to start recording the content to the viewer's personal/digital video recorder. If the content item associated with the media card is a preview for a future broadcast then the "Save” action causes the system to book a recording for the future.
- An example media card is illustrated in Figure 10. As shown in Figure 10, a media card 1000 may include an information area
- the options control 1010 may activate various additional features associated with an example media card.
- any element of the media card may be actionable (e.g., a viewer may click on an actor's name and view further information about the actor, etc.).
- the actions associated with a media card may be navigated to, in one example embodiment, utilizing the directional keys on a remote control device, which may map to the same direction as the UI itself. Activation of an action may, for some actions, present a viewer with additional choices before the action is completed.
- a list of associated keywords may be presented to provide the search term.
- the keywords, as well as other information displayed on a media card, may be stored as metadata associated with the content item.
- a list of categories may be presented to permit the viewer to select into which category or categories the content item is to be saved.
- Figure 11 shows a diagrammatic representation of machine in the example form of a computer system within which a set of instructions, for causing the machine to perform any one or more of the methodologies discussed herein, maybe executed.
- the machine operates as a standalone device or may be connected (e.g., networked) to other machines.
- the machine may operate in the capacity of a server or a client machine in server- client network environment, or as a peer machine in a peer-to-peer (or distributed) network environment.
- the machine may be a personal computer (PC), a tablet PC, a set-top box (STB), a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a cellular telephone, a web appliance, a network router, switch or bridge, or any machine capable of executing a set of instructions (sequential or otherwise) that specify actions to be taken by that machine.
- PC personal computer
- PDA Personal Digital Assistant
- the example computer system 1100 includes a processor 1102 (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU) 5 a graphics processing unit (GPU) or both), a main memory 1104 and a static memory 1106, which communicate with each other via a bus 1108.
- the computer system 1100 may further include a video display unit 1110 (e.g., a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a cathode ray tube (CRT)).
- LCD liquid crystal display
- CRT cathode ray tube
- the computer system 1100 also includes an alphanumeric input device 1112 (e.g., a real or virtual keyboard), a viewer interface (UI) navigation device 1114 (e.g., a remote control or a mouse), a disk drive unit 1116, a signal generation device 1118 (e.g., a speaker) and a network interface device 1120.
- an alphanumeric input device 1112 e.g., a real or virtual keyboard
- UI viewer interface
- disk drive unit 1116 e.g., a remote control or a mouse
- signal generation device 1118 e.g., a speaker
- the disk drive unit 1116 includes a machine-readable medium 1122 on which is stored one or more sets of instructions and data structures (e.g., software 1124) embodying or utilized by any one or more of the methodologies or functions described herein.
- the software 1124 may also reside, completely or at least partially, within the main memory 1104 and/or within the processor 1102 during execution thereof by the computer system 1100, the main memory 1104 and the processor 1102 also constituting machine-readable media.
- the software 1 124 may further be transmitted or received over a network 1126 via the network interface device 1120 utilizing any one of a number of well-known transfer protocols (e.g., HTTP).
- HTTP transfer protocol
- machine-readable medium 1122 is shown in an example embodiment to be a single medium, the term “machine-readable medium” may be taken to include a single medium or multiple media (e.g., a centralized or distributed database, and/or associated caches and servers) that store the one or more sets of instructions.
- the term “machine-readable medium” shall also be taken to include any medium that is capable of storing, encoding or carrying a set of instructions for execution by the machine and that cause the machine to perform any one or more of the methodologies of the present invention, or that is capable of storing, encoding or carrying data structures utilized by or associated with such a set of instructions.
- machine-readable medium shall accordingly be taken to include, but not be limited to, solid-state memories, optical and magnetic media, and carrier wave signals.
- the embodiments described herein may be implemented in an operating environment comprising software installed on a computer, in hardware, or in a combination of software and hardware.
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